It is hard to understate the importance of tactic ability to overall chess proficiency. Of course other elements such as a knowledge of opening play and an understanding of strategy are also important. However, it is undoubtedly the case that 99% of games are won or lost because one player either spots or overlooks a tactic. Consider your own games and just imagine how much stronger you would be if you never overlooked a tactical idea.
The good news is that your tactical ability is not some genetically-acquired unalterable trait. Tactical ability can always be improved through the application of diligent practice. Tactical themes are repetitive. The same arrangements of pieces occur again and again and a continual study of the subtle interactions between the forces will inevitably lead to a greater sharpness in actual play.
In Tactical Training, experienced chess coach and prolific author Cyrus Lakdawala guides the reader through numerous tactical themes. Topics include:
- Checkmating patterns.
- The 32 major combinational concepts.
- Numerous positions ranked in terms of level of difficulty.
The final chapter focuses on a 2020 online match between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, currently the top two ranked players in blitz, the form of chess where tactics predominate.
| Gewicht | 830 g |
|---|---|
| Hersteller | Everyman |
| Breite | 17 cm |
| Höhe | 24 cm |
| Medium | Buch |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2021 |
| Autor | Cyrus Lakdawala |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Auflage | 1 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781781945780 |
| Seiten | 496 |
| Einband | kartoniert |
003 About the Author
006 Bibliography
007 Introduction
013 1) Various Mating Patterns
048 2) Shorter Mates
099 3) Longer Mates
161 4) Annihilation of Defensive Barrier/Obliteration/Demolition of Structure
181 5) Clearance/Line Opening
194 6) Decoy/Attraction/Removal of the Guard
213 7) Defensive Combinations
226 8) Deflection
234 9) Desperado
244 10) Discovered Attack
259 11) Double Attack
270 12) Drawing Combinations
279 13) Fortress
290 14) Greek Gift Sacrifice
298 15) Interference/Obstruction
317 16) Knight Fork(s)
325 17) Overloaded Defender(s)
333 18) Paralysed Piece(s)
344 19) Pawn Promotion/Pawn Breakthrough
365 20) Perpetual Check
371 21) Pins
386 22) Queen Sacrifice
396 23) Simplification
405 24) Skewer
412 25) Stalemate
419 26) Undermining/Removal of the Guard
426 27) Underpromotion
438 28) Weak Back Rank
447 29) Windmill
455 30) X-ray
461 31) Zugzwang
469 32) Zwischenzug
478 33) Match of the Titans: Carlsen versus Nakamura